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Hi. I accidently cut through the bell wire on my alarm system and now, after repairing, the panel has locked me out. The bell sounder wont stop regardless of what I do so I've removed the +ve from the terminal. When I power up the panel the tamper flashes. Putting in the user code and reset...

Apologies if this is the wrong sub-forum but I'm not sure where's best to post this. We had an extension built a few years ago and the builder had a huge problem finding the sewer pipe to go into for the kitchen waste. I have now found out that he ended up going into the surface water drain...

Hi. I'm having problems with my Halstead Finest Platinum boiler. The system can run fine for a few hours then shuts down into fault mode. This can be for no apparent reason or sometimes when there is a call for hot water. The boiler diagnostics show a water pressure fault. Once the system...

I want to neaten up my porch, plaster and paint the walls, etc. The external wall is just single skin brick. The side wall is double skin (no cavity) brick to a garage conversion. I am not too bothered about thermally insulating the porch but don't want any plaster I put on, getting...

I'm in the process of fitting a new external EV on my Halstead Finest Platinum. I noticed that the existing EV is connected via a braided pipe and figured that the easiest way to do this job would be to simply connect the new EV using a similar pipe. The pipe would need to be about 1m long to...

Hi. My roof is leaking quite badly and I suspect the culprit is the flashing. The roof was completed about 3 months ago and no problems up until now. Is this an acceptable way to fit lead flashing on a pitched roof? I would have thought it would need to be stepped. Thanks[/img]

Hello all. My combi boiler EV is bust (water coming out when valve is pressed and pressure building until prv releases). I'm planning to install an external EV but just need to be sure I am installing correctly. I will be cutting into the flow return (left most pipe in photo) and...

I need to install a new expansion vessel on my Halstead Platinum. I'm planning on fitting an external vessel as I have plenty of space (in the attic) and it should be a relatively straightforward DIY job. Can anyone advise what size the tank should be? I did find a product...

More problems (potentially!) ... We have converted our kitchen flat roof to a pitched roof which has resulted in an overhang over the boundary line (the kitchen wall is built right on the boundary). Is this allowed under the party wall act? e.g. similar to footings. If my neighbour...

We have had a new extension built at the back of our house. Unfortunately the builder didn't read the plans properly and mucked up the gulley and concreted over (piled, ring beam and slab). We are now left with no kitchen foul drain. Worse still, we don't have any private drains to plumb in...

We are having a single storey extension built but on day one of the job it has been discovered that we need to have the ground piled. Now the piling contractor has quoted £2800 from 11m of piling which I felt wasn't too far off the mark. My building contractor however has added £2400 onto...

Hi. My washing machine (John Lewis JLWD1408) is cutting out part way through the wash cycle. The problem seems to be due to excessive movement when the spin cycle starts. I have checked the suspension struts and both are intact. So too are the top springs. The problem came on suddenly and...

Does anyone know if it is ok to move my electric meter board without touching any electrical connections, or does it need to be done by the provider (Electricity North West). Currently my meter is in the garage fixed about 1.5m up on the wall. I'm having the garage converted but...

I want to have a flush gas meter box fitted in the new wall I'm having built for our garage conversion. Unfortunately there is an aco drain right across the front which needs to stay. I expect the gas inlet pipe cannot go up through the cavity and in to the box? So, what is the usual solution...

Help, I need some roofing advice. We want to convert our garage and also add a conservatory or orangery on the back of the house. I want to put a pitched roof on the garage to get some extra height in the room but am not sure what the best option will be given that we have a flat kitchen roof...

I'm really struggling to get the door seal back on my John Lewis Washer Drier (model 1408). It would be a big help if I could actually open the case for access but after removing all the visible screws it wont budge. Does anyone know what the trick is? Thanks

I am planning on converting my garage. Currently the gas and electric meters are in the garage but seeing as I have been quoted a totally ridiculous price to move them (£2.5k!), I am now planning to leave the meters where they are and box in. The supply comes in underground from the front of...

Does anyone know how much an orangery roofing system costs roughly? I got a quote for the K2 aluminium system which I was promised was at a substantial discount to usual retail price. The breakdown was: Orangery kit - £6.3k Lantern + Celsius plus glass £1.6k (+ 2.8m bifold door at £2.8k)...

Hi. I want to have our boiler moved from the garage to the attic. Is it ok to route the gas pipe through the house? I want to run the pipe up through the understairs cupboard then across (under the floorboards) approximately 2m to the airing cupboard and up into the loft. I was told once...

Hi. I am planning to have both gas and electric meters moved c.2.5mtrs from inside my garage to the outside wall. Clearly there will be some excavation work needed. We have recently had a new pic drive laid so would ideally like the supply extending from its current position, under the...